From the Creation to the Day the Flood Was Dried Up.

And it came to pass in the six hundredth and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from off the earth: and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and, behold, the face of the ground was dry. (Gen. 8:13.)

From the Flood to the Covenant With Abraham, at the Death of Terah.

From Covenant to Giving of the Law.

And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect. (Gal. 3:17.)

Now the sojourning of the children of Israel, who dwelt in Egypt, was four hundred and thirty years.

And it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and thirty years, even the selfsame day it came to pass, that all the hosts of the LORD went out from the land of Egypt.

It is a night to be much observed unto the LORD for bringing them out from the land of Egypt: this is that night of the LORD to be observed of all the children of

Israel in their generations. (Ex. 12:40-42.) 430 years.

From Exodus to Division of the Land.

The Period of the Judges.

And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Chanaan, he divided their land to them by lot. And after that he gave unto them judges about the space of four hundred and fifty years, until Samuel the prophet. (Acts 13:19,20.) 450 years.

The Period of the Kings.

The reign of this last king was followed by the 70 years’ desolation of the land, as prophesied by And this whole land shall be a desolation, and an astonishment; and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years. (Jer. 25:11.)

A return to their own land was promised at the end of the 70 years. For thus saith the LORD, That after seventy years be accomplished at Babylon I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place. (Jer. 29:10.)

And that the 70 years ended in the first year of Cyrus, is shown by Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD spoken by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,

Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, All the kingdoms of the earth hath the LORD God of heaven given me; and he hath charged me to build him an house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Who is there among you of all his people? The LORD his God be with him, and let him go up. (2 Chron. 36:22,23.)

while it is well established by secular history that the first year of Cyrus was 536 years before the date known as A.D. 1.

We have then clearly and plainly stated the following figures:

To determine how long after A.D. 1 the 6000 years ends we have only to take 4128 from 6000, which leaves us 1872, so that we can see readily that the 6000 years would close with the opening of 1873.

For full Bible Chronology see B,33-72.